100 Day Project – Day 21 – 8:04 p.m. Today at the community college where I teach the librarians hosted a Banned Book reading. The librarians had a few excerpts to read, and others brought readings as well. We heard segments from Harry Potter, Lolita, And Tango Makes Three and the entire Howl. I was […]
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100 Day Project – Day 21 – Librarians
September 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Day Project – Day 21 – Librarians · 100 Days Project, librarians, Quote of the Week, Teaching & Learning, Work
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100 Days Project – Day 8 – Monday mornings!
September 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Days Project – Day 8 – Monday mornings! · 100 Days Project, Musings, Teaching & Learning, Work
100 Days Project – Day 8 – 9:31 a.m. Last Friday it dawned on me that 100 days project in school meant 100 days in school! I had to debate with myself whether I was going to plan to write everyday or give myself permission not to make an entry on non-school days. So as […]
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100 Days Project – Day 4 – Community!
September 9th, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Days Project – Day 4 – Community! · 100 Days Project, family, Musings, Teaching & Learning
100 Day Project – Day 4 – 9:36 a.m. Yesterday’s teaching load was one that probably most wouldn’t choose! I begin the day at 8 sitting in on half of a learning community that a colleague and I set up. At 9:30, the class is mine to lead, in what is generally called Freshman Study […]
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100 Days Project – Day 3 – Time.
September 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Days Project – Day 3 – Time. · 100 Days Project, Musings, Teaching & Learning, Work
100 Days Project – Day 3 – 5:55 a.m. When I was thinking about doing this project, I had grandiose ideas of reading important authors writing important thoughts about teaching and learning and reflecting on that material. I have read quite a bit of it, and have more stacked up. And, I still intend to […]
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Forsythia Bushes and Spring
April 14th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Children, family, Musings
It’s a beautiful spring day here — after yesterday’s gloomy April showers. There’s just a tiny bit of snow pack left between houses. This morning’s smells make me think of the forsythia bush next to 20 New St where often when spring broke out my children could be found setting up house. It also […]